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independent + inspiring since 2001
objects to use, cherish and love in home and life.
we are passionate about authentic design; inspired by ever-evolving contemporary living; guided by function, beauty, sustainability and fairness
featured stationery

KAWECO: License to write
Tracing its heritage back 140 years, Kaweco is a German brand who make timeless writing tools for lovers of ink on paper. Discover our collection formed around the iconic Sport and Liliput lines.

LAMY: writing design history
At the heart of the LAMY lies the Bauhaus principle "form follows function" so that the user receives timelessly elegant writing instruments of the best quality that will accompany them for the rest of their life.

Tom's Studio: pens + ink
Beautiful hand-crafted creative tools you'll look forward to using every day and treasure for the rest of your life. Discover the infinitely refillable Wren fibre-tipped brush pen (and some truly super inks) from Tom's Studio .

L!FE Japan notebooks + paper
L!FE is a Japanese stationery brand famous worldwide for its amazingly high-quality paper. L!FE meticulously handcrafts each of their books creating products that are both high design + charmingly old school.
good design for desk + life
niche brands, globally renowned favourites and unique in-house designs across stationery, everyday carry + keep and design objects to elevate your everyday around desk + life.
Fragrance

Maison Matine Perfume
Fragrances embodying a world in constant motion, speaking to individuals in search of independence: creative, quirky, and considerate. Maison Matine is not merely a perfume brand but a style of life; for those who don’t take life too seriously, who are fuelled by curiosity, and are mindful of sustainability.

Bon Parfumeur Paris
Bon Parfumeur is a niche perfumery, made in France with exceptional ingredients and a seriously playful spirit.
Mix, layer and love the unisex fragrances with a disregard to the traditions of who should wear what.
snowhome | 42 gillygate | york
what we stock is guided by a design ethic that embraces beauty, real-life functionality, enduring quality and fair production presenting carefully considered collections that offer everyday, obtainable luxury for contemporary urban living.
our shop exists firmly in real-life because we love having a space to share: sharing special occasions + ordinary moments of life with customers in-store; sharing our passion that our human desire for things + objects done well can be a force for good, supporting jobs, creativity + communities.
Featured Home

MAGPIE X PEANUTS
To suit any Genius at Work. Super fun homewares inspired by the characters of Charles M Schultz's iconic Peanuts strip brought to you with care by the mid-century pop-design enthusiasts at Magpie.

People Will Always Need Plates
Launched in 2003 and recognised nationally and internationally, People Will Awlays Need Plates use high quality, low volume batch production to create witty, thoughtful and really super stylish products.

Duralex Glass
One of our hero products - design done right. "The ultimate drinking vessel created by man"; an icon held by major museums; sustainably and responsibly made. And you can buy it for pocket-money prices.
SHOP WITH US ONLINE + IN REAL LIFE
FREE SHIPPING
We offer free shipping on any order over £100 (excluding furniture).
Tracked delivery (our standard shipping) starts at £4.50 per order.
CLICK + COLLECT
We're slow-shopping fans but if that doesn't work for you why not browse at home, in work or on-the-go and then click + collect at a time convenient to you?
OPEN IN REAL LIFE
Stop by, browse + chat. We're in central York, less than 5 minutes walk from York Minster.
Monday - Saturday: 10 - 5:30
FIND SNOWHOME IN YORK
Find us on Gillygate, just outside the City Walls:
42 Gillygate, York. YO31 7EQ. ///bonds.noses.wacky
ABOUT US

Snowhome is an independent bricks-and-mortar shop in York. But who are the people behind it?

Because DESIGN isn't just about achingly lovely homeware from celebrated brands you've possibly never heard of.

An irregular collection of notes, thoughts + general doodles about what we're thinking + doing.